{"id":589,"date":"2013-04-08T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg"},"modified":"2013-04-08T13:13:22","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:22","slug":"olympus-digital-camera-39","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=589","title":{"rendered":"Monreale St Paul Mosaic"},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-332x249.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type of Site: Church (including Cathedrals)<br \/>\nDate: ca. 1174-1176<br \/>\nDescription:<br \/>\n     This mosaic is a depiction of Saint Paul affixed behind the crucifixion of Christ.  St. Paul is celebrated within the Catholic world on June 29th and is a patron Saint whom is best remembered for being converted from Judaism to Christianity.  This occurred on his trip to Damascus where Jesus questions Paul on his belief.  Paul through a life changing event, becomes blinded for three days until his vision is restored by Ananias of Damascus.  Ananias&#8217; purpose and role was to provide the sight to Paul once again.  This remarkable miracle envisioned Paul to see the true light and path of accepting Jesus as the Messiah.  Paul would play a pivotal role in the spread of Christianity and would often face resistance along the way.  His name and work is attributed throughout the New Testament.  He has become a role model for Christians alike.  Mosaics of St. Paul are vividly displayed at the Vatican as well as Monreale.<br \/>\nModern Province: (PA) Palermo<br \/>\nModern Town: Greater Palermo<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>St. Paul<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":500,"height":375,"file":"2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-300x225.jpg","width":300,"height":225,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-300x225.jpg"},"teaser-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-332x249.jpg","width":332,"height":249,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-332x249.jpg"},"gallery-1-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-432x375.jpg","width":432,"height":375,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-432x375.jpg"},"gallery-2-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-268x268.jpg","width":268,"height":268,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-268x268.jpg"},"gallery-3-thumb":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic-268x164.jpg","width":268,"height":164,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic-268x164.jpg"},"full":{"file":"MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg","width":500,"height":375,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":3.2,"credit":"","camera":"C5060WZ","caption":"","created_timestamp":1092720196,"copyright":"","focal_length":"9.4","iso":"228","shutter_speed":"2.5","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"}},"post":118,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeStPaulMosaic.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=589"}]}}